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verb

Remit v. t. (past & past part. remitted; pres. part. remitting)

1.

To send back; to give up; to surrender; to resign. "In the case the law remits him to his ancient and more certain right." "In grevious and inhuman crimes, offenders should be remitted to their prince." "The prisoner was remitted to the guard."

2.

To restore. (Obs.) "The archbishop was... remitted to his liberty."

3.

(Com.) To transmit or send, esp. to a distance, as money in payment of a demand, account, draft, etc.; as, he remitted the amount by mail.

4.

To send off or away; hence:

(a)

To refer or direct (one) for information, guidance, help, etc. "Remitting them... to the works of Galen."

(b)

To submit, refer, or leave (something) for judgment or decision. "Whether the counsel be good I remit it to the wise readers."

5.

To relax in intensity; to make less violent; to abate. "So willingly doth God remit his ire."

6.

To forgive; to pardon; to remove. "Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them."

7.

To refrain from exacting or enforcing; as, to remit the performance of an obligation. "The sovereign was undoubtedly competent to remit penalties."

Synonyms: To relax; release; abate; relinguish; forgive; pardon; absolve.

Remit v. i.

1.

To abate in force or in violence; to grow less intense; to become moderated; to abate; to relax; as, a fever remits; the severity of the weather remits.

2.

To send money, as in payment.

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Etymology of 'Remit'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Remit" Quotes from Famous Books

... doeth not let, that the aunciente maners cannot be used, and to shewe the auncient vertue: and if I had not talked alreadie with you of this instrument, I would of thesame, declare unto you more at length: but I will remit my self to ...

— Machiavelli, Volume I - The Art of War; and The Prince • Niccolo Machiavelli

... forwarding the other prizes and property to Rio de Janeiro for adjudication. I therefore apprised the Minister of Marine, that the only course circumstances would permit me to pursue—though not perfectly regular—would be to dispose of them and remit to the Government in specie the amount realised; as, in case of my departure from Maranham, they were certain to be improperly appropriated. Accordingly, an offer was again made to the merchants, to accept two-thirds of their value in specie, and to submit the amount to the further decision of ...

— Narrative of Services in the Liberation of Chili, Peru and Brazil, - from Spanish and Portuguese Domination, Volume 2 • Thomas Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald

... like a storekeeper, a man of accounts, a cosmopolitan kidnapper, who knew a good article and had it now. She was so terrified that she wanted to cry to him, and see if he would not remit that business method and become more human, and ...

— The Entailed Hat - Or, Patty Cannon's Times • George Alfred Townsend

... and keep him locked up till the fine is paid. I can not see my way to remit it Not another word,"—as Warburton started ...

— The Man on the Box • Harold MacGrath

... as he is concerned, yes," replied the colonel soberly. "I am bitterly disappointed, and I know that Andre will be, too, for he has made a very strong point of disproving that special testimony. But we will not remit our efforts in the least, mon ami. Be assured of that. I will let you know when I have any further news," and with a friendly wave of the ...

— Army Boys on the Firing Line - or, Holding Back the German Drive • Homer Randall

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